ARTICLE: Ötzi and me
We never met here, but this is where I feel closest to him. There is crunching, glitter-hard snow beneath my mountaineering boots. On my right is the huge white heft of the mountain Similaun, on my left the jagged fangs of rocky Fineilspitze, behind me the green abundance of Italy, ahead the blank glaciers and concrete grey rock of Austria. Sitting here at his simple, … Continue reading ARTICLE: Ötzi and me
BIKEPACKING: Two Bikepack to the Cotswolds
Whoooaaa! Pedal, pedal, pedal. And breathe. Nearly stacked it into a culvert on a tricky bend. I’d not been on my old mountain bike for a little while and had never ridden it with a saddlebag, handlebar bag and small rucksack on. ‘Discretion is the better part of valour’ has now become my trip motto. Chamois cream is now my skincare product of choice. New … Continue reading BIKEPACKING: Two Bikepack to the Cotswolds
HIKING: Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA.
Let the adventure begin. Chaos Crags, Bumpass Hell, black bears, mountain lions and potential wild fires all failed to dissuade us from camping in Lassen Volcanic National Park, Northern California last August. The park only measures 10 by 15 miles but packs in all four types of volcano (who knew?), 150 miles of hiking trails including a 17 mile section of the iconic Pacific Crest … Continue reading HIKING: Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA.
TREKKING: The trail to the holy cow’s mouth
Does it seem excessive to fly an hour north of Delhi, drive for a day and a half, then trek for two days just to see a cow’s mouth? Not when it’s the holy site Gaumukh literally ‘the cow’s mouth’ in Hindi. This is where the Bhagirathi, one of the six headstreams of the Ganges, emerges from the snout of the Gangotri glacier in the … Continue reading TREKKING: The trail to the holy cow’s mouth
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